As Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Clare consult with the GPA, one wonders what will happen when the 2026 draw is due to take place in October

Jim Gavin’s intention was to make it the most exciting field sport in the world but GAA president Jarlath Burns was declaring it in his presentation of the Sam Maguire Cup on Sunday.

Everything a team does to reach All-Ireland glory will be scrutinised by the others counties aiming to replicate their success.

Cork and Tipperary have not always been the best of enemies.

For that late denial of John Donnell's goalbound shot, Robert Doyle is the toast of Tipperary but, as has been pointed out, the saviour of the GAA too.

After Kerry's victory over Armagh on Sunday, Jack O'Connor expressed his annoyance at how his side's chances had been written off within the county. 

There's the easy fix, the medium fix, and the hard fix. 

This Thursday, 150 or so Special Congress delegates convene in Croke Park to vote on allowing players wear shorts or skorts.

Munster GAA are where The Jockey Club were three years ago.

The totemic Downey brothers Robert and Eoin, along Ethan Twomey, Brian Hayes and Tim O'Mahony were all there for Cork last season but in the cases of Eoin Downey, Ethan Twomey and Brian Hates, their frames have become fuller.